3rd Grade Activities : Page 10

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Defend your cards in this multiplication math game! Your kid will enjoy using strategy to build equations and win points in this activity.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Need another reason to celebrate Thanksgiving? Now kids can create a sunny, textured sunflower card to remember the day!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.